Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforms industries, offering unparalleled opportunities alongside complex challenges. From healthcare to finance to democracy, AI enhances efficiency, scale, and innovation. But ethical concerns persist around regulation, privacy and bias.

The Latest

High-voltage transmission lines provide electricity to data centers in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia, on Sunday, July 16, 2023.

Reports & Papers

Data Centers and Large-Scale Electric Growth: The Virginia and Texas Experiences

Apr. 20, 2026 by Rachel Mural, Dipesh Pherwani and Chaitanya Gupta

From Environment and Natural Resources

Explainer

AI for Diplomats

Apr. 17, 2026
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Deception and Detection: Why Artificial Intelligence Empowers Cyber Defense over Offense

Winter 2025/26 by Lennart Maschmeyer
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Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Surprise

Winter 2025/26 by Joel Brenner

Programs working on AI

Research teams across the Belfer Center bring varied expert insights and policy recommendations to improve our understanding of Artificial Intelligence

Science, Technology, and Public Policy

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International Security Program

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Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy

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Intelligence Project

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Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and Global Policy

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142 results

To Lower Health Care Costs, Fix who Does the Work

May. 4, 2026

In The News

from The Boston Globe

The Geopolitical Tax: Why Grid Stagnation Is A National Security Risk

May. 3, 2026

In The News

from Forbes

What Anthropic’s Mythos Means for the Future of Cybersecurity

Apr. 23, 2026

In The News

from IEEE Spectrum

Data Centers and Large-Scale Electric Growth: The Virginia and Texas Experiences

Apr. 20, 2026 by Rachel Mural, Dipesh Pherwani and Chaitanya Gupta

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Power and AI Initiative at the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences